The Queen

Details

Release year: 2006

Storyline

After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

Top credits

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Did you know

• Scenes within the Royal household were shot on 35mm film, so they would look lush and cinematic. Scenes within Blair's world were shot on 16mm, so they would look more like television, in order to give visual contrast between commoners and royalty.

• 10 Downing Street was portrayed as slightly dilapidated, poorly decorated, and middle-class. This is supposedly how the residence actually was, and the real Cherie Blair was supposedly appalled when she first saw where the family would be living.

• Dame Helen Mirren was praised by Queen Elizabeth II and invited for dinner at Buckingham Palace, but could not attend due to other filming commitments at the time.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $56,441,711

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $122,014 (2006-10-01)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Dolby Digital

Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• Is "The Queen" based on a book?
• Where were Princes William and Harry when their mum died?
• Is the movie close to reality?